hussies

Shameless forward women

Hussies is the plural of hussy, a word for a woman considered sexually promiscuous or brazenly immoral.

The term is old-fashioned and carries a tone of moral disapproval: Those hussies have no shame.

It's sometimes used playfully among women to describe bold or flirtatious behavior: We were such hussies in college.

archaic

strumpet

Promiscuous woman, archaic

  • trollopPromiscuous woman, derogatory
  • wenchArchaic term for girl
  • harlotPromiscuous woman for pay

courtesan · jezebel · floozy · tart · doxy · drab · quean · cocotte · moll · baggage

brazen

bold

Courageous and daring

brash · forward · sassy · cheeky · impertinent · flirtatious · coquette · minx · vixen · temptress

Opposites
sexual morality/modesty

hussiesprudes

Overly modest people

virgins · vestal virgins · ladies · maidens · celibates

social respectability

hussiesladies

Women, respectfully addressed

gentlewomen · matrons · pillars of society · debutantes

demeanor/comportment

hussiesshrinking violets

Excessively shy individuals

wallflowers

Family

hussy, hussar

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13